If you are following me on Instagram and watch my stories, you would have seen snippets of our recent trip from Amsterdam. Radley and I celebrated our 10-year wedding anniversary there last month. We’re back home now and I’m slowly catching up with orders and updating my blog. I’m currently editing a new podcast so stay tuned for that.
I did record some b-roll and I do plan on uploading a vlog but knowing me, that will take some time… So, for now, I hope you’ll enjoy these 2 short films Radley created. He might be adding a third at some point and if he does, I’ll share it here as well.
PS, Apologies if it takes a while to load, I’m not able to upload these to YouTube due to 99.9% chance of copyright infringement :)))
Enter for your chance to win my pink edition knit drawstring bag and this beautiful yarn from my lovely friend, Connie of Chile Knitz! The colorway is called “Maybe” and it’s in the Bling Bling base. 75/20/5 SWMerino/Nylon/Silver Stellina. 2ply-438yds/100gr.
I knit a pair of Tulsi socks with this colorway before and it turned out beautiful – even without the Stellina. You can check it out here.
This giveaway is happening over on my Instagram feed so head over there for the details!
I decided to switch things up a bit and go pink for Mother’s day! I needed a palette cleanser and it’s also nice to switch things up once in a while.
I used YKK gold metal zippers for the medium sized bag with a natural leather for the zipper pull. The smaller bag also comes with a white drawstring and zipper.
As always, they both come with a zippered pocket in the back.
The medium bag is made of suiting material with a chevron pattern. The small drawstring is a linen/cotton blend. I used canvas for the lining and my logo is screen printed inside, as per usual.
I hope you like it! I was totally inspired when I came across this fabric and just had to turn them into bags. I do have a few more various prints in my stash and I think I’ll do a few more limited editions like this in between shop updates. So much fun! They will be in the shop this Sunday, May 13th at 7pm EST. I hope you’ll stop by!
It all started around this time last year in Barrie, Ontario.
It was my second time attending Lisa Mutch’s knit night at her studio. In case you didn’t know, she is the bad-ass boss babe behind NBK (North Bound Knitting).
Here’s the back story…
I remember coming across her patterns while browsing Ravelry and being inspired by not only her designs but her stunning indie dyed yarns as well. Fast forward a few months later, I saw her post on Instagram saying she is hosting a knit night at her studio. I’m not even kidding when I say my jaw literally dropped. Lisa f—ing Mutch wants to have a knit night! Am I dreaming?
I couldn’t describe how I felt the very first time we went. There I was, so stinking brand new to knitting, surrounded by all these amazing knitters in Lisa f—ing Mutch’s studio! All that yarn! All the knitters!
[Disclaimer: This is going waaaaay back but here, you can see for yourself the biggest smiles on our faces. Btw, I totally forgot to include myself but that’s me holding the camera]
Anyways, back to metallurgy. I’m obsessed with it. Bronze and silver with various shades of gray and hints of army green. She had a few available for us on the second knit night and so, I treated myself to a few skeins. I decided to make the Noctilio shawl with it.
Recently, Lisa added sock sets to her shop. I was excited because if you know me, then you know matchy matchy is my thing!
I really, really like that contrasting color!
Something I noticed about my handknit socks is that I was making them just a bit too short. I was comparing them to what’s left of my store bought pairs and I realized that for me, the coziest ones had longer legs. So, I decided starting with this pair, that I’m going to knit the leg up to the toe before adding the cuff. I’m much happier with the end result 🙂
I consider myself lucky to have met Lisa. She is an inspiration to me as a maker, and as a business owner. I also consider her one of my mentors! From day one, she was right there, cheering me on when my shop launched and I’m forever grateful for that. Thank you, Lisa! xo
Now, it’s my turn! When I heard that she’s hosting a Spring Knitalong, I offered a KNIT drawstring bag as a prize. I’m thrilled to have something I can now contribute to our community 🙂 If you haven’t heard about the NBKAL, head over to Lisa’s Ravelry group for the details. The KAL is running until the end of the month so there’s still plenty of time to cast on and join in!
I’m beyond excited to let you know that you can now find my bags at Do Ewe Knit in Fanwood, New Jersey! They are scheduled to arrive by the end of this week 🙂
I’m humbled and grateful to have my bags surrounded by the most coveted hand dyed indie yarns out there. Karen’s store is definitely on my bucket list to visit one day!
Both Radley and Ryan commute to Yonge and Finch every single day. Whenever we go into the city, we park at that station and take the subway down from there. It’s devastating to see this stretch of road so familiar to us and so close to home go through something unimaginable and horrific.
Yesterday, I sent Ryan to the passport office at Yonge and Sheppard. We are going to Punta Cana at the end of June and really need to get this done. I was there last week when I realized I had filled out the wrong form for his application.
The area is very busy with limited parking. Being a new driver, he didn’t want to deal with that headache and told me he was going to drive to Fairview mall instead and take the subway from there. I told him he’s going further away. Time is money and all that unnecessary commute is just a waste. I gave him my credit card and told him to drive to the office and pay for parking. Or, drive to Yonge and Steeles and park at the mall. It’s only a 10-minute bus ride. He said “ok mom” and left the house around 11:30. It was nearly 2pm when I realized he hadn’t checked in yet so I called him. He was still waiting in line. He called me back half an hour later saying he’s finally done and is going back to the car. He asked, “Mom, did you hear about the accident? A van hit several pedestrians. They blocked off Yonge Street from Sheppard to Finch.” Clueless, I said no, but to drive west to Bathurst and go around since he can’t take Yonge back home. He said “no mom, I parked at Fairview. I’m going to the subway now, call you later.”
I never ever thought I would say this but I’m so glad he didn’t listen to me yesterday. I’m thankful he was unharmed despite being in the area at the time this tragedy occurred. I’m also thankful Radley was right beside me working from home.
We are heartbroken.
To our city, and to everyone affected by this tragedy, our thoughts and prayers go out to you.
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(I know it’s blurry but it’s the latest photo I have of us)
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